Bøger af Gayle Roper

Dinah Hyland comes from the perfect family. She has always looked forward to the day she has her own home. Her distress over her lost dream runs deep when she is medically unable to have children. Connor Marshall's family was less than stellar. He plans to remain a bachelor and teach in China only to lose his dream when he becomes guardian to his late sister's four small children. Both struggle with God as it seems He has taken what matters most to them. When Connor's new family attends Hobby Horse House, Dinah's day care, tension between the two grows as she observes how inept he is in caring for the kids and he sees how good she is. While they work to find harmony-and more-they must save the children from a kidnapper and find peace with their disappointment in God.

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Janine hates change, especially changes forced on her. Like loosing her job. Like having to go home to live. Like being unappreciated professionally. Rejoice? Hah! Ross chooses change. His life was rushing to destruction when he put on the brakes and turned things around. Trouble is no one understands. Rejoice? A challenge. To fill time Janine teaches a memoir class at the residential retirement community where Ross is a physical therapist. Of course opposites attract, but how will they learn to live together and rejoice together? Gayle Roper loves story, both reading and writing great tales, and she's authored more 60 books. Winner of both the Carol Award and the RITA Award, she has also finaled repeatedly in the Christys. She lives in Southeastern PA where she enjoys her family, her friends, and eating out, even if a good book is her only companion.

Some things are more important than staying safe.Ellie Loring never expected to put herself and her son in danger again, but her grandmother is dying. She can't let the woman who raised her spend her last days alone. Even as Ellie returns, she does all she can to keep the secrets that have protected them all for the past eight years. God, please keep us safe. Some situations create more questions than they answer. Football coach and police chief Gabe Hyland is excited to have a player of Nick's caliber on his team. Finally a winning season seems a real possibility-until Ellie threatens to pull Nick from the team. Why would a mother make such a threat? What secrets is she keeping? God, please give me insight. Some situations turn out the way they should. Joey Terafino has been waiting years to find Ellie and Nick. No one makes a fool of him and gets away with it. He'll do whatever it takes to get his son back and teach Ellie a richly deserved lesson. When he learns they're both nearby.... Some people hide. Some people seek. Conflict always results. Gayle Roper, author of more than 45 books, has won many awards for her writing including the Carol Award, the RITA Award and Inspirational Readers Choice Awards. She lives in SE Pennsylvania, loves reading, movies, traveling, and eating out, even if she has to go by herself.

When is a gift not a gift?Nan Patterson has an impressive job at Pizzazz magazine in NYC. Her mother and father are so proud of her, but she hates it. God, help! And He does. Great-aunt Char leaves Nan her gift shop on the boardwalk in Seaside, NJ. Nan quits NYC, moves to Seaside, and determines to learn retail. If only someone would stop leaving really nice items like Wedgwood vases and Christmas ornaments at her store. Who is leaving them and what is she to do with them? This time she calls the police for help, and is more than pleased with the officer sent to her aid.Officer Roger Eastman responds to a call about thievery at Present Perfect, a gift shop on the boardwalk, only to find its leavery, not thievery, gifts left with no explanation. As he works to resolve the leavery, he finds himself drawn into life at Present Perfect, and drawn to Nan with her strength and charm.When thievery does strike, Nan and Rog work together to bring the thief to justice.

An enchanting Amish farmA beautiful English artistA handsome family friendAn embittered old manWhen an accident causes Kristie to be rushed to the Emergency Room, she meets an old man having a heart attack."Keep this for me," the man says as he presses a key in her hand. "But tell no one. No one! Promise?"When strange things begin happening to her, Kristie wonders how binding her promise is. If only she knew where the key fit and what it unlocked.Jon Clarke Griffin is attracted to Kristie, little imagining that his growing affection for her will lead him into a mystery that threatens both their lives.This book was previously published under the title A Stranger's Wish. Gayle Roper's back yard abuts an Amishman's field. She's lived surrounded by Amish for more than forty years. She's become very adept at passing buggies on solid yellow lines and buying cut flowers in big beautiful bouquets for $5.00 from the Amish girl down the road. She loves sights like two little Amish boys chasing their rooster who was running for his life or multiple buggies parked outside the home of the hosts of church this week. She's the author of more than fifty books, many of them award winners.

A nurse who witnesses a murderAn Amishman who must chooseA killer who will leave no threat aliveA life and death chaseWhat begins as an ordinary day for Rose Martin ends in murder as one of her patients dies in a car bomb explosion. Rose is present at the crime and sees something she should not. She hides from danger at the Zook's farm in Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania.Jake Zook has come a long way from the embittered man he was right after the accident that made him a paraplegic. Having the nurse who saved his life that night living in the apartment above his brings back a lot of the emotion he thought he'd dealt with. And knowing her life is in danger makes his heart hurt.As Rose and Jake puzzle through the mystery, they are forced to examine their feelings for each other. This book was previously published under the title A Rose Revealed.Gayle Roper's back yard abuts an Amishman's field. She's lived surrounded by Amish for more than forty years. She's become very adept at passing buggies on solid yellow lines and buying cut flowers in big beautiful bouquets for $5.00 from the Amish girl down the road. She loves sights like two little Amish boys chasing their rooster who was running for his life or multiple buggies parked outside the home of the hosts of church this week. She's the author of more than fifty books, many of them award winners.

Kelli Parsons moves to Seaside with Charlie, her black Great Dane for a fresh start. She begins her career as a first-grade teacher, but in spite of her wishes, her past follows her. Thanksgiving arrives, and she plans to enjoy Lean Cuisine for her celebratory dinner with Charlie as her only companion.Dane Cavanaugh is a mystery writer who works for UPS so he can pay the rent. He misdelivers a package to Kelli. Together they work to find the woman the package is intended for, an exercise Dane hopes will cure his writers block.When Dane realizes Lean Cuisine in on the menu, he takes Kelli home with him. A world Kelli has always prayed for opens to her, but the misdelivered package can undo all she yearns for. Gayle Roper loves story and is the author of more than 60 books. She has won numerous awards including the RITA Award and the Carol Award. She teaches at writers conferences across the country. She lives in southeast Pennsylvania in Amish country and enjoys her family, her friends, reading, movies, traveling, and eating out (even if she has to go by herself).

A curious writerA helpful lawyerAn unexpected documentA dangerous opponentWhen Cara Bentley discovers her grandfather was adopted, questions are raised which demand answers. Who was her grandfather? Where did he come from? Who is she? She travels to Lancaster County, PA and the Zooks' farm to search for the truth. To her surprise and consternation, not everyone is happy to see her.When she seeks out Todd Reasoner for legal advice, he finds himself pulled into Cara's world, at first against his better judgment, then with growing pleasure. As mysterious accidents begin to happen, Cara and Todd find not only trouble but also a relationship worth pursuing.This book was previously published under the title A Secret Identity.Gayle Roper's back yard abuts an Amishman's field. She's lived surrounded by Amish for more than forty years. She's become very adept at passing buggies on solid yellow lines and buying cut flowers in big beautiful bouquets for $5.00 from the Amish girl down the road. She loves sights like two little Amish boys chasing their rooster who was running for his life or multiple buggies parked outside the home of the hosts of church this week. She's the author of more than fifty books, many of them award winners.

In Prayer's for a Widow's Journey, Gayle Roper talks to the Lord about what it feels like to lose the most important person in one's life. Rather than explaining grief away, Gayle invites you to trust God even in these darkest and loneliest of days.

The third book in the Seaside Seasons series, Cass's mother, father, and nephew all need her-but have Cass's dreams gotten lost in the crunch?The proud proprietor of her own bed-and-breakfast in sleepy Seaside, New Jersey, Cass Merton is intrigued by Dan Harmon, who arrives at SeaSong for an extended stay. After witnessing the collapse of the Twin Towers in New York City, the godly finance specialist is rethinking his life, career, and relationships-or lack of them. Meanwhile, Cass is questioning her consent to care for her easygoing nephew and feisty teenage niece for a whole year while their parents work in the Middle East. Add in Cass's four brothers, who don't take Dad's compulsive contest entries and Mom's increasing dementia one bit seriously, and her emotions swirl like the quickly rising hurricane that's fast approaching Seaside.But everyday cares aren't Cass's only problems. And when a troubled, young employee unknowingly endangers her, and Cass is taken hostage by a gunman, Dan will have to look urgently to the Lord for help.

The car accident that killed Abby Patterson''s husband and daughter has left her with a limp and chronic pain. Still, Abby strikes out, determined to build a new life for herself away from her overbearing parents. Her perfect cottage home on the beach has one tiny irritant: Marsh Winslow, her landlord. But when Abby witnesses a hit-and-run accident and events make it clear that Abby is now a target, she and Marsh join forces to uncover a dangerous secret. Together they discover that God is in the business of putting broken lives back together so that they are more beautiful than ever.

In Winter Winds, Gayle Roper concludes her delightful Seaside Seasons series with a tale of romance, crime, startling mix-ups, and a few hard hearts that just might get a much-needed midwinter thaw.After his guardian''s severe illness, pastor Paul Trevelyan returns to his congregation in Seaside with a big surprise - a wife he''s been estranged from for seven years. It was the old man''s ailing wish that Dori and Trev return to each other, and they agree, as long as they can sleep in separate bedrooms. The dangers of a sinister luggage mix-up are compounded by discord within the church, as a highly opinionated elder proves he will stop at nothing to see Trev gone. This blizzard of difficulties leaves just a snowball''s chance of a thaw between the stubborn spouses.Bitter winds... After a tragedy-riddled early life, Dori MacAllister has made a quiet place for herself on the West Coast, far from the landscape of her earlier heartbreaks. When she receives word that the man who raised her is gravely ill, she is drawn back to a place full of love and longing—and betrayal. Winds of love... Pastor Paul Trevelyan hasn''t seen the woman he loves in six years. When he''s given a second chance with her, he longs to make it work this time. The trouble is, if he doesn''t win her back, it could cost him his job—and his happiness. Winds of danger... The charming town of Seaside now has its very own crime boss, and Officer Maureen Galloway would love to be the one to make charges stick. her investigation leads to Dori MacAllister, but is Dori an accomplice or a victim? And why is pharmacist Phil Trevelyan so bent on getting in Maureen''s way?

In this first book of the Seaside Seasons series, Leigh Spenser, a young teacher and the single mother of ten-year-old Billy, is thrown into conflict. Clay Wharton, the boy''s estranged father, comes home to Seaside, New Jersey, to await his twin brother''s death from AIDS. Threats against Billy''s life ratchet the tension tighter, as Leigh wrestles with both tough and tender feelings for her old flame. Clay''s own conflict, as he seeks to come to grips with his brother''s lifestyle choices and the needs of the boy he fathered, underline the issue of God''s forgiveness in the hearts -- and lives -- of this modern-day family. An emotionally gripping read!

EMOTIONS are a gift from God, created to give our lives richness and meaning.  But, on the other hand, they can warp us and confuse us--and make us forever fourteen.Whether stemming from a crippled self-image, hormonal ups and downs, disappointments in life, or harmful patterns of living, much of a woman''s energy on an average day must be directed toward handling how she feels and how she acts of reacts to those feelings.Gayle Roper is a wife, mother, and writer who has had her share of significant ups and downs.  In Balancing Your Emotions, she breaks emotional problems into manageable pieces and gives strong biblical, hard-won advice to women who want consistency in the midst of their chaos.  Establishing Christian values, setting reasonable goals, distinguishing between real and assumed guilt, and developing healthy daily patterns are just a few areas explored in this practical upbeat book.

Have you recently lost your husband? Are there days when you feel alone-and that no one else could possibly understand? Join Gayle Roper as she draws on her emotions during the loss of her beloved husband, Chuck, and offers you a compassionate devotional to encourage you through your darkest days.